Does anyone know if/how you can model bundles of rebar in RAM Structural System? Currently I'm only seeing the equal spacing method for placing rebar within the concrete columns, but this is overly conservative when considering the bending stress in the columns. I know that Sp Columns has a way to manually enter locations of rebar placement so you can create bundles, but I am hoping for a module or something related to RSS so I can have a single output.
Currently have the latest (as of 4/12/13) updates for RAM Structural System, Elements, Connection, and Concept....
Thanks for any advice/help.
We don't have any bundled rebar options in the Concrete module. The only idea I have that might help woud be some customization of the rebar table to create some equivalent big bars, but there are some limitations there that might make it an undesirable alternative.